The fetishisation of the black male was interesting I thought. Everyone wants a piece of their sexual prowess, athleticism etc. But as far as their social role and how they dress and act they still want to be white.

I don't think it was really trying to be a film of twists and turns really until they explained the reason 'why' stuff was happening, but the reasons why weren't that important to the film anyway.

It's a lot better than any Black Mirror episode I've watched which is a series I've felt to be far too blunt with its criticisms even if it can be interesting sometimes.

Painfully mediocre. The first Marvel movie I actually sat through in one sitting since Antman. To me, this is far inferior. So what did I actually like about this?

Kurt Russell aka Ego - Finally! The first MCU Movie villain of true merit since Loki. I wonder if it is more due to Kurt Russell himself than the writing, given he is awesome. Until the Hasslehoff moment, that did have me roll my eyes.

With that out of the way, what I didn't like:

Baby Groot - Especially the opening sequence
The Forced comedy - Far too many 'jokes by committee'. They need new writers going forward
Drax - Pretty much every action, joke and piece of dialogue was terrible.

I didn't like the first film very much, being a fan of the comic series, this one was a lot worse than the first. 6/10

I loved it. The opening with Baby Groot and ELO alone was so entertaining. There's definitely parts of it that are slower than the first, it feels like a longer film that the first, but some of those moments of revelations and resolutions with the characters I thought were just as strong if not stronger than the first movie.

My only 3 complaints after seeing it last night was the film is really good and being emotional, but undermines some moments too much with comedy, the fact that they called Eho a Celestial. We saw a Celestial in the first movie, they are not the same thing. And the use of Pac Man. Which ties back in to my first complaint

The fight between Gamora and Nebula was also one of the best throw downs in the film. I laughed so much when Gamora picked up that big fucking gun. It was also nice to see an expansion on her powers. She is much stronger than I realised

Watching it last night made me want to buy some trades but I've heard from podcasts and what not that they aren't that good

That's what I'm saying. But Ego and it's brother was created by something else. I can't remember what off the top.

We saw a flashback to a Celestial in the first movie.

Yeah I get that but I mean it's totally fitting for an egotistical creature to big itself up. Calling himself a Celestial when he isn't is totally what an egotistical being would do even though we know he isn't (he's an Elder being). Clever. The Game don't really know any better at this point. If he said it to the Collector he'd probably call him on it